Welcome back to this Global Travel Guides adventure! We're here in Paris for
three days. We'll show you all the best places to see, beaches to check out, so
make sure you hit that subscribe and like button! Here our top 10 places to
visit in Paros. We were blown away by the rustic and relaxing vibe here,
the quaint beaches and authentic restaurants that are nestled in
traditional villages. Now getting to Paros is actually quite easy. Catching a
ferry from a nearby island like Mykonos will only take an hour and that red
marker is where the ferry arrives, but try and stay somewhere Naousa to
the north. The beautiful fishing village is full of character and there are so
many restaurants to choose from. You could get lost in the narrow walkways,
take a look!
Look at this gorgeous weddings setup! It's beautiful. What do you reckon? "Poli Kala." Poli kala means very good in Greek, I've been teaching him a few words.
Check out some of the photos John took near the water's edge in the heart of Naousa.
I mean, this place is so beautiful!
We found Naousa to be the perfect place to have dinner and watch the sunset.
The next day we wanted to explore the island. Kolympḗthres beach is just five
minutes away and it turned out to be one of our favorite beaches. It's so
interesting here as huge blocks of granite stretch across the coastline.
There are sun beds for hire and cute but narrow sandy coves.
We're just there. Not a bad spot. Waterfront views. We just parked up in this little part of the beach here.
John's just gone for a little swim. Look how clear that water is. Ah, and the sun is shining.
We're actually visiting here in September.
The best time to visit is between June and September. Next stop on our list is just a 20-minute
drive away to the much-loved village of Lefkes, which used to be the capital
of Paros during the Middle Ages. So if you're after a real cultural experience,
you can pop past, go for a stroll through, or around the main village. A striking
structure here is the main church which is made from fine white marble.
So, we're currently in the little village of Lefkes which is pretty much right in the middle of the island here in Paros.
We tried to find the walking tracks but the signage was hard to follow in the narrow walkways.
We were kind of getting lost!
While we were there, there was hardly anyone around it was really quiet and peaceful, but apparently 500 people
live here. We ended up spending a couple of hours exploring. We met some locals
and if you're peckish there are a few options. We spotted some cafes, a couple
of nice bakeries and an ice cream shop. to get around the
To get around the island we hired a car for around 20 euros a day.
How much is fuel here babe?
It's about $3.20 a litre.
Given my heritage is Greek and I'm a great driver..
I thought I'd ask John...
Let's check out 4th on the list!
We made it to the top of Paros! At the peek there's a radio tower.
Up here it is super windy, but you'll get 360 degree views over Paros.
Around 40 minutes away back to the north of the island is
another beautiful clean beach called Monasteri. If you want to indulge, rent a
lounge bed and an umbrella and have pricey food and drinks delivered to you.
Or, here's a tip, bring your own snacks and lounge on the rocks!
What rock did you want to pick? They all look pretty comfortable!
Fair enough, I have been eating a lot of stuffed olives!
Looking out across the bay we spotted the Monastery of st. John's of Detie, so
we walked over and launched the drone of course
and took some pics.
Also to the north of the island around 20 minutes away is the Santa Maria Beach Bar.
Coming in at number 6, in no particular order of course, this is the view.
On the complete opposite side of the island, to the south is the Faragas Beach Bar.
We stopped past, we thought it was really
nice but we didn't hang around. Again here you can be spoilt with food and
drinks delivered to you. This is the price list just to hire a sunbed.
Instead, we drove to the east of the island. We saved our euros and laid down our towels
at Piso Livadi. We've been eating so much food. We've been making targets
for ourselves. For example we'd swim to come objects
like the boat behind me, and then all the way back to the shore.
Can you take the GoPro? It's too heavy! Yep. Thanks!
"It's too heavy! It's still recording. Do I have to go all the way around? You do.
Just trying to find somewhere to eat tonight
More importantly a place that sells saganaki!
Saganaki is a delicious traditional Greek fried cheese.
We found this beautiful spot to have dinner tonight. Gorgeous!
We got the mixed grill. We've demolished it and we are at Soiree cafe and restaurant.
So we just wrapped up here at Piso Livadi. John really loved this beach
mostly because of its convenience and it had a real local vibe. "What did you like this beach?" Because it was
salty and cool. And the water was wet.
Coming in at number 9. We are currently driving up to St Antonios Monastery.
And the road looks like this..
It's quite incredible really. Look at that!
What do you mean the car's at it's limit? it's as steep.. Oh my...
I won't keep going up. Look at that! We parked and walked to the monastery.
It's one of the oldest on the island founded in 1597. Up here you get 360 degree views of the
island. Currently there are only a handful still active but during the
Turkish domination they're were around 35 active monasteries in Paros.
Before you visit the monastery make sure you check out the opening hours because we
just arrived at midday and it doesn't open until 2pm.
Our next stop is our hotel. Along the way though let's get a taste of some local music.
Okay, enough of that, we'll show you where we stayed for less than 100 euros a night.
We're just about to check out out of our hotel which is called Despina's Mare. I just wanted to
quickly share it with you because we had a fabulous stay. We paid about 80 euro a
night and that included breakfast and partial ocean views.
Despina who looks after this property, she is so beautiful. She even puts cute little slippers..
If you have a car it's the perfect spot to stay.
We are literally like the closest stop as you can get to the main town that has a
car park.
In town there were a few restaurants we really enjoyed eating at. In fact I've
pinpointed their exact locations into a Google Maps for you so all the stops in
this Global Travel Guide you can find in a link in the description below.
I hope it helps you navigate your way around. And if you ate at this boat cafe
let me know! It's right next to the rock wall where John took this sunset drone
footage on our very first night in Naousa. I really wanted to come back here for
a shoot which didn't quite go to plan.
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We're heading to NAXOS!
Getting on a ferry can be quite chaotic. "Oh, I guess you leave all the bags there?"
But it's the most popular and affordable way to island hop around the Cyclades.
Look at all the cars on the ferry!
Oh, business class! Where's economy?
We survived economy and made it to Naxos!
Where we indulged. This is the famous orange pie. Witnessed magic!
Is that not the most beautiful sunset?
We made new friends. Went on some epic road trips and dined at the most scenic restaurant
of our Eurotrip!
And then, we trekked up Mount Zas. This is the highest point of the Cyclades.
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